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Delco Places Seven Among Region’s Top 50 Highest-Scoring High Schools on Keystone Exams
Radnor High School ranks among the Top 5 high schools in Greater Philadelphia with the highest percentage of students scoring advanced on the Keystone Exams, according to a report in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The exams have come under heavy scrutiny in recent years, and have been suspended as a graduation requirement by Gov. Tom…
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Eliminating Gerrymandering Would Help the Local Economy
Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District that includes parts of Chester and Delaware counties has long been a textbook example of gerrymandering, writes Joel Naroff for the Philadelphia Inquirer. This artificial process has often been used to create a bias for one party that stifles competing economic ideas. It also adds to the division between the parties,…
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Former Captain of Lower Chichester Fire Company Helps Create Support Program for First Responders
Mark Lamplugh, a former captain with the Lower Chichester Fire Company, is the founder of a Frontline Responder Services program in Sacramento, according to a report in Fire Engineering magazine. The program boasts an inpatient residential facility for first responders needing treatment for PTSD and addiction. Frontline also addresses the long-term effects that the high…
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It Was Meant to Be: Local Couple Finds Wedding Bliss Thanks to Matching Numbers
Darby’s Anita Alexander and Lansdowne’s Walter Davis III began the journey toward the wedding of their dreams with matching numbers at their workplace, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2007, Alexander, whose family had emigrated from Trinidad and Tobago, started working at the Chick-Fil-A in Springfield. Soon, she noticed that whenever she…
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Renowned Political Pundit Takes Stage in Second Installment of Speaker Series
Publisher’s Note: This event has been postponed. The Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series continues with its second installment on Wednesday, Nov. 15, when journalist and author McKay Coppins takes the stage at People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern. Coppins is a staff writer for The Atlantic, as well as a regular contributor to CNN and MSNBC.…
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State’s Attorney General Sues Trump Administration for Rolling Back Birth Control
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has joined other states in suing the Trump Administration for rolling back birth control coverage in the Affordable Care Act, writes Bobby Allyn for WHYY. The newly issued ruling allows employers to deny women health benefits that cover birth control by citing religious or moral beliefs. Similar suits have already…
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New York Times: Delaware County, Chester County Embrace Diversity
While immigration influenced the presidential election throughout the majority of rural Pennsylvania, Chester and Delaware counties remained steadfast, writes Thomas Edsall for The New York Times. The influence of immigration, measured through the diversity index, ranks geographical areas on a scale from 0 to 100. The higher the number, the greater the chance that two…
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Council Holds Line for 2018 Budget; Fourth Straight Year of No Tax Hike in Delco
Delaware County Council announced there will be no tax increase for the fourth consecutive year as the county holds the line on spending while maintaining valuable citizen services. “Delaware County is on the move with no tax increase for 2018, fiscal responsibility, and more efficiency in county government,” said County Councilman Dave White. “In Delaware…
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Springfield Cares Coalition to Host Town Hall Meeting on Early Warning Signs of Addiction
The Springfield Cares Coalition is hosting a town hall meeting at E.T. Richardson Middle School, located at 20 West Woodland Avenue in Springfield, on Monday, Oct. 16 from 7-8:30 PM. This free event is open to the community, as well as surrounding communities. Featured speakers and presentations will provide education and information on the disease…
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Delaware County Once Again in the National Political Spotlight
Delaware County’s political importance was emphasized last month when prominent Republicans flocked here to promote their tax reform bill, writes Rick Kauffman for the Daily Times. The last week of September saw Sen. Pat Toomey, Rep. Pat Meehan, and the Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, visit the county. Meehan is on the House Ways…
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Upper Darby Native, Senior NCO with 40th Engineer Battalion in El Paso Leads by Example
Command Sgt. Maj. Sean McGlensey of Upper Darby found himself on his way to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., just days after taking over as the senior NCO (non-commissioned officer) of the 40th Engineer Battalion with 2nd Brigade in El Paso, Texas, writes David Burge for the El Paso Times. McGlensey and…
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Delco Home to Several of Wall Street Journal’s Top Colleges in America
Swarthmore College is one of the Top 30 institutions of higher learning in America, according to the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. The rankings are based on a survey of 200,000 current students. It includes performance indicators to provide the answers that matter most to students and their families when deciding on their…
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Norwegian Prison Warden’s Visit to SCI-Chester an Eye-Opener
Are Hoidal, the warden of Norway’s Halden prison, found significant differences between American and Norwegian correctional systems during his recent visit to the State Correctional Institution-Chester, writes Samantha Melamed for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The initiative from Drexel University brought together the leaders from the two systems to explore the vastly different ideological and practical workings…
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District Attorney’s Safe Schools Summit to Host Woman Who Lost Child in Sandy Hook Shooting
More than 250 school administrators, teachers, and public safety personnel are registered to attend the District Attorney’s Safe Schools Summit today, Oct. 10, at 9 AM at Drexelbrook. The event is being held to share best practices and encourage collaboration between local law enforcement, schools, and community partners. [uam_ad id=”52851″] Advertisement The keynote speaker, Alissa…
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Neumann University Inaugurates New President for First Time in 21 Years
On Oct. 6, for the first time in 21 years, the Neumann University community gathered to inaugurate a president. In a ceremony awash in academic regalia and medieval symbolism, Dr. Chris E. Domes accepted the presidential medallion and looked to the future, declaring that “It is our destiny as a Catholic university in the Franciscan…
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Former Lansdowne Administrator Takes on New Challenge in Nebraska
Dave Forrest, a former Lansdowne administrator, is taking up a new career challenge in Nebraska, writes Eric Taylor for the Ralston (Neb.) Recorder. Forrest, 56, was recently named the first-ever city administrator of Ralston. With more than 25 years of city administrator experience, Forrest is the ideal candidate to lead the more-than-a-century-old city. [uam_ad id=”52851″]…
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Inaugural Upper Darby International Festival Draws Thousands to 69th Street
The inaugural Upper Darby International Festival drew thousands of people to the 69th Street Corridor to celebrate diversity, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The area’s first-of-its-kind festival was hosted by Upper Darby Township and the Upper Darby Multicultural Commission. The organizers expected only approximately 1,000 people to attend, and were pleasantly surprised…
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Academy Park Grad Balances Biomedical Engineering Studies with Burgeoning Music Career
Oluwasanmi “Victor” Ariyo, a graduate of Academy Park High School, is balancing his studies at Penn State’s main campus with producing and promoting his own music, writes Jeff Rice for Penn State News. Ariyo began playing viola and the drums in elementary school and started rapping and writing his own songs when he went to…
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